Present in Africa for 30 years, the CANAL+ group launched CANAL+ IMPACT on February 1, a solidarity program whose priorities—acting, informing, and transmitting—are the sources of CANAL+'s commitment in Africa. CANAL+ IMPACT brings together all 150 initiatives carried out each year by CANAL+ in Africa around a common mission: sharing...
"Isabelle," the new drama series airing on LifeTV
Starting February 13, LifeTV will offer viewers a new series called "Isabelle." Selected for the upcoming FESPACO film festival, "Isabelle" is an Ivorian drama that tells the story of an overly ambitious young girl with an innate talent for seduction. But this drama, directed by Kismath Baguiri, is also the...
The ÔBATANGA series wins an award at the Luchon Festival
Selected for the 2023 Luchon TV Festival, ÔBATANGA wins the award for best foreign drama. This is a wonderful international recognition for this thriller series from CANAL+ Original, directed and produced by Alex Ogou, who is already responsible for the previous successes of INVISIBLES and CACAO. With a thrilling plot...
RFI at the Dakar Music Expo
RFI is a partner of the fourth edition of Dakar Music Expo, an international music fair and festival that has been bringing together artists, professionals, decision-makers, and companies from the music industry in the Senegalese capital for the past three years. The world radio station is offering a series of...
Who are the African content creators generating the most revenue on YouTube?
According to a recent report published by CashNetUSA, YouTube will account for 14.3 billion visits per month in 2022, making it the second most visited platform in the world after Google. In addition, YouTube accounts for 694,000 hours of video streamed every minute. With regard to the African continent,...
Globo & Côte Ouest Audiovisuel: a renewed strategic partnership!
It was during the CONTENT AMERICAS market held in Miami from January 24 to 26 that Globo and Côte Ouest sealed the renewal of their collaboration, which already spans more than two decades. Under the terms of this agreement, Côte Ouest will exclusively distribute Globo content in English-speaking and French-speaking...
MAKE IT SHORT! THE FINAL
Côte Ouest Audiovisuel, which has long supported the emergence of young filmmakers in French-speaking Africa, organized "MAKE IT SHORT: The Best Amateur Filmmaker Competition in French-speaking Africa," a contest to bring out new talent in nine countries in the region (Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, Gabon, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,...
Sport News Africa launches a service dedicated to gaming
As announced a few weeks ago, Sport News Africa, launched in 2020, has announced plans to diversify its activities with three new services: content syndication, the creation of gaming platforms, TV content production Content production was the first service to be launched at the end of 2022 in collaboration with...
MAIDA, the new discovery from CÔTE OUEST, coming soon to A+
Côte Ouest Audiovisuel has just signed a contract with CANAL+ International for the distribution rights to the telenovela MAÏDA, a MULTICHOICE MOZAMBIQUE production. MAÏDA is a modern fairy tale that tells the story of the young and innocent Maïda, who leaves her parents and her life in the countryside to...
Who are the members of the jury for the upcoming FESPACO 2023?
The 28th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will be held from February 25, 2023, to March 4, 2023, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Once again, the country of honest men will honor African cinema with the organization of FESPACO, well known for its supreme award,...